It's already been dubbed the Grindr for Jewish singles: Meet Yenta, the recently launched location-based, mobile dating app that seems to be going after people who think JDate is too old-school.

"Technology is rapidly changing, but for reasons we couldn’t understand, Jewish dating sites remain pretty archaic," the app's iTunes description states. "They still rely heavily on long, detailed profiles that most people BS through anyhow, back and forth chatting with people far away, and an overall sense of upkeep that make users feel as dating is their second job."

Yenta is aiming to get away from some of those long, detailed online profiles with a new, more direct approach: The app uses GPS technology to allow users to find who is single, Jewish and hanging out nearby. It also poses profile questions like "How Jewish are you?" and "What's your shtick?"

Still, others have expressed a more cynical interpretation of the app.

"Are you looking for someone to share some HOT matzah ball soup? Someone to GRIND up against at Barbra Streisand's Barclays Center concert? Someone to KVETCH with about the presidential debates? Well you're in luck, because there's now an app specifically for single Jews on the prowl: Yenta, the Jewish Grindr," Gothamist quips.

According to the Post, only 1,000 people have downloaded Yenta so far. But reporter Tara Palmeri tried it out and was able to find a single, Jewish man in close proximity -- 2,000 feet to be exact -- who rated himself "super Jewish" and was willing meet up for a brief conversation.

Dating sites that pair singles based on religion have been known to boast impressive statistics about how many long-term relationships they've spawned. JDate commissioned a survey that found the site had led to more Jewish marriages than all other dating sites combined.

Still, it remains to be seen whether the GPS element of the app will work to its advantage or not. Although plenty of singles are giving GPS dating apps a shot -- according to ABC, OkCupid has 1 million of its 3 million singles using its GPS function and the mobile app SinglesAroundMe gets installed by about 20,000 people a week -- most of the users are men.

"The only thing scarier than a random grab bag full of dudes who are just aggressively messaging you, is a random grab bag full of dudes who are literally around you," he said.

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4,046 Jewish adherents per 100,000 people.
Photo: Looking north across W88th at doorway of B'nai Jeshurun on a cloudy afternoon in Manhattan, NY.

2,936 Jewish adherents per 100,000 people.
Photo: Site of Washington Hebrew Congregation's building, 1898-1954, built on the site of the first building. Today home of the Greater New Hope Baptist Church.

289 Jewish adherents per 100,000 people.
Photo: Alhadeff Sanctuary of Temple de Hirsch Sinai, a synagogue in the First Hill/ Central District area of Seattle

271 Jewish adherents per 100,000 people.
Photo: Ohev Shalom Congregation. This synagogue was established in 1877 in Kansas City, Kansas. The current facility was constructed in 1960/69 in suburban Prairie Village a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri. It is the oldest operating Jewish congregation in Kansas.
Credit: Flickr/ JPreisler.com